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3 Russian Submarines Heading to Syria Waters for Aleppo War

Three Russian submarines travelling to join the fleet of Russian ships headed by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov enrout to Syria to take part in Aleppo War detected, Uk Daily Independent reported. According to report, “two Akula class submarines and a diesel powered Kilo class sub travelling in Irish Sea were detected by the Royal British Navy on Sunday. Independent added: "The Royal Navy and NATO have been tracking the as they travelled to join the fleet of Russian ships headed by the Soviet-era aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov,". These three submarines are likely armed with kalibr cruise missiles that will be used against the terrorists fighting the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Aleppo. The main vessel in this naval fleet is the Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov; this ship is carrying several fighter jets and attack helicopters that are going to conduct airstrikes against terrorist group in Syria. Also the Russian navy missile destroyer Smetlivy travelling to Syria waters. The war ship left the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Friday and docked at Greek Piraeus port near Athens on Sunday.

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NATO, Russia to hold parallel military excercise in Balkans

Russia's military and NATO forces are holding parallel military exercises in two neighboring Balkan countries. Russian troops will participate in war games in Serbia while NATO is conducting military drills in Montenegro, media reported on Monday. Russian forces' 13-day military exercise in Serbia is named "The Slavic Brotherhood 2016" and begins on Wednesday. It will include 150 Russian paratroopers, 50 air force staffers, three transport planes and an unspecified number of troops from Serbia and Belarus, Russia's Defense Ministry said. The five-day NATO drill in Montenegro started on Monday and involves responding to floods and chemical attacks. It will involve 680 unarmed personnel from seven NATO countries and 10 partner states. In the past both Serbia and Montenegro were constitutional republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Both countries are socialist republics and traditional Russian Christian Orthodox allies. In 2003 this state union was re-formed into Serbia and Montenegro, and in 2006 the two became independent states. Since their split, the two Balkan neighbors seem to have headed in different directions strategically. Montenegro has taken a pro-Western stance which has been awarded by NATO with an offer to join the Northern Atlantic Alliance. The NATO invitation to Montenegro has met strong opposition from Russia. Meanwhile, Montenegrin officials have accused Russia of staging an alleged coup in October to topple its pro-Western government because of the NATO accession bid. Serbia, a NATO partner, has held exercises with the Western alliance, but not such a large one or with foreign troops and equipment participating on its soil. Source: presstv.ir

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Russia to Launch Aleppo Operation with Arrival of Aircraft Carrier in Days

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia is expected to start a full-scale military operation in Syria's Aleppo this week to support the government forces, UK media reported Monday, citing an analysis by a Western intelligence service. The Times newspaper, citing the findings of the analysis, said the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, accompanied by seven warships and sailing in the Mediterranean, is expected to reach the Syrian coast between Wednesday and Friday to support the operation. The media outlet also noted that three Russian submarines armed with cruise missiles are allegedly sailing to the Syrian coast. A Western intelligence source told the newspaper that Moscow is "on the brink of a major military assault on Aleppo". The publication assumes that Moscow seeks to exploit a pause in the United States on the eve of the presidential election in order to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Forces' secure a decisive victory in the Syrian largest city. Over the recent months, Aleppo has been a battlefield between government forces and numerous terrorist groups. Source: farsnews.com

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Russian Airborne participating in the Slavic Brotherhood-2016 international exercise held in Serbia

The Slavic Brotherhood-2016 international exercise is held in the Belgrade region on November 2-15. Armed Forces of Russia, Belarus, and Serbia are taking part in the exercise.

More than 150 Russian servicemen from the separate reconnaissance battalion of the 98th Airborne division are participating in the exercise. Three BMD-2 IFVs, a crew of the Tahion unmanned aerial vehicle, and four quad bikes for performing reconnaissance tasks are to be projected together with the personnel to Serbia. The first Slavic Brotherhood-2016 exercise was held last year at the Rayevsky range (Novorossiysk region).

Source: eng.mil.ru

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Russian Aerospace Forces receive third shipment of Su-34 aircraft this year

MOSCOW, October 31 /TASS/. The Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company (JSC) has turned over a third shipment of the Su-34 bombers to the Russian Aerospace Forces this year, the company’s press service said.

“Today, the Sukhoi Company has turned over a new shipment, a third this year, of Su-34 frontline bomber aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry under the 2016 state defense order. The customer received the planes on single acceptance day on October 31,” the press service went on to say.

The bombers took off from the airfield of the V.P. Chkalov aviation plant in Novosibirsk and headed for their home base.

The Russian Defense Ministry struck its first Su-34 deal in 2008. The Russian Aerospace Forces are supposed to receive a total of 150-200 aircraft. This plane can carry up to 8 tonnes of weapon payload and develop a speed of up to 1,900 kilometers per hour. Its flying range is 4,000 kilometers. Su-34 bombers took part in the anti-terrorism operation in Syria.

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Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces is taking part in the Slavic Brotherhood-2016 exercise

Three Il-76MD aircraft and more than 50 servicemen of transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are to leave Russia for Serbia in order to participate in the Slavic Brotherhood-2016 international exercise. The exercise is held in the Belgrade region on November 2-15.

Armed Forces of Russia, Belarus, and Serbia are taking part in the exercise.

Today, three Il-76MD aircraft have arrived at the Ivonovo-Severnoye airfield from Orenburg. Servicemen of the 98th Airborne division prepared hardware for projection to the exercise area.

The first Slavic Brotherhood-2016 exercise was held last year at the Rayevsky range (Novorossiysk region).

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Russia tested its secret hypersonic weapon ,“project 4202

Russia has tested its secret hypersonic weapon , referred to as “object 4202,” on an R-36 Voevoda intercontinental ballistic missile. The warhead is expected to be fitted on Moscow’s successor for the R-36, the Sarmat ICBM. Sources within the Roscosmos State Corporation told Russian media sources that the warhead was created using solely Russian-made components, including on-board equipment, electronic components and the guidance system.

Russia's Mi-28NM Talks to Drones, Shoots Missiles With Lasers

The newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta quoted Yevgeny Poluyanov of the Mil Experimental Design Bureau as saying that the upgraded version of Russia's Mi-28NM "Night Hunter" attack helicopter will be equipped with bombs and be capable of interacting with unmanned aerial vehicles. According to Poluyanov, the new Mi-28NM will be able to interact in a single information space with ground combat units and other types of high-tech weaponry, including drones. Poluyanov said that the Mi-28NM's new version will be armed with various kinds of guided and unguided missiles as well as a bomb arsenal. "The helicopter is also equipped with the latest anti-jamming system and a laser array designed to deflect all existing heat-seeking missiles," he said. Earlier, Poluyanov told RIA Novosti that "the Mi-28NM helicopter substantially outperforms the US attack helicopter AH-64-D Apache in terms of destroying air targets." Russian Aerospace Forces to Start Receiving Mi-26T2 Helicopters in 2018 He added that this is achieved through the use of advanced Ataka and Khrizantema air-to-air guided missiles, which are part of Mi-28NM's armament. The Mi-28NM is a modernized version of the Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter; it is being upgraded to become a fifth-generation gunship. The project, which has been in development since 2008, is expected to be complete by next year. Among other things, the new version features a 360-degree radar and an advanced weapons guidance system that ensures faster target acquisition through an upgrade to the helicopter's fire control system. ... Source: sputniknews.com

Russia stakes on intelligent weapons — deputy PM Rogozin

TOMSK, October 28. The Syrian conflict has shown that the Soviet era developments that served as a basis for the Russian military’s rearmament program, have reached the efficiency limits and are no longer relevant, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday. According to him, the future of the weaponry belongs to robots and unmanned aircraft. "Much has been done, we have made major technological progress. But everything that has been made was designed in the Soviet era. I can feel it in my bones that we won’t be able to advance using only innovations of the past. Even the Syrian campaign has shown that the future belongs to robotics and unmanned aircraft," Rogozin stated at a meeting with students and young scientists in the Siberian city of Tomsk. According to him, Russia’s population is not sufficient to defend the country’s vast territory so there is a need to start utilizing new weapons systems. "We are moving towards intelligent weapons because we need them," Rogozin added. READ ALSO Tests of Russia’s Avatar humanoid robot postponed till 3rd quarter of 2016 Earlier Rogozin published a video of a humanoid robot test that is being crafted by the Advanced Research Foundation together with the ‘Android Machines’ Scientific and Production Association on Russia’s Emergencies Ministry’s order. The robot previously known under the name of ‘Avatar’ has a new name now - FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research). The work on this robot began in 2014 in accordance with the Rescuer project. In December 2015, the Russian president signed a decree on establishing the National Center for Development of Technology and Basic Elements of Robotics, the center took over the project’s coordination. A voice-activated control system is planned to be installed into the FEDOR robot. Source: tass.com

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Russian Navy’s multipurpose combat corvette “Derzky”(Projekt20386) laid down at Severnaya Verf shipyart St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 29 The brand new Project 20386 multipurpose combat corvette “Derzky” for the Russian Navy has been laid down at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg, an Interfax correspondent reported from the ceremony on Friday. “This ship is a logical continuation to Project 20380, it must become a pride of the Navy,” the Navy’s deputy commander-in-chief for armament, Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk said at the ceremony. “The new corvette is multirole and will be serving Russia’s national interests far beyond the nearby seas,” Viktor Chirkov, an advisor to the president of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, said for his part. The Project 20386 corvette will have a hull and superstructures significantly reducing its radar visibility. The ship will be armed with modern anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons systems, as well as an anti-aircraft missile complex making it efficient in air defense missions. The crew will undergo the full cycle of training at the Russian Navy’s joint training center in St. Petersburg. The corvette “Derzky” is due to be handed over to the Navy in 2021, the company said in a statement. The corvette is designed for hostilities in near and remote maritime zones, to protect marine communications and merchant vessels. The corvette’s deck will be able to carry a helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicles. The project was designed by Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. The project is distinct in that it has a smaller crew and an increased range. The ship’s characteristics are: displacement 3, 400 tonnes, length 109 meters, width 13 meters, speed 30 knots, range 5,000 nautical miles, crew 80 members.

Source: interfax.com

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Object 4202': New Russian Hypersonic Warhead to Be Coupled With Sarmat ICBM

The Russian military has successfully tested a new hypersonic weapon, currently known as “object 4202.” Defense analyst Victor Litovkin told Radio Sputnik that the cutting-edge warhead is expected to be fitted onto the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles.

“This was the second test of hypersonic warheads for the Sarmat. The first was carried out several months ago on the Kapustin Yar site,” he said. Litovkin explained that the latest test was conducted using the R-36 Voevoda ICBM. The Sarmat liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped, super-heavy thermonuclear armed ICBM is meant as a replacement for the R-36 family. The first image of the new missile was unveiled earlier this month. “Technical characteristics of the [new hypersonic weapon] are classified, but I can assume that there are up to 20 independently targetable warheads. Each of them has its own flight program. They fly like cruise missiles but at hypersonic speeds,” he detailed. “People in Siberia mistook them for meteorites.”

It is intended for the most advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles in Moscow’s arsenal. The warhead was created using solely Russian-made components, including on-board equipment, electronic components and the guidance system, an unnamed source at the Roscosmos State Corporation told Izvestiya. Litovkin further said that “object 4202” has been in development since the Soviet era, but initial concepts and ideas were not completed before the end of the Cold War. “The fact that all of this has been restored, that it is working is great. We are standing on the shoulders of giants. It’s great that we have these founders and we can use their research to ensure national security,” he said. The defense analyst pointed out that Russia is spending ten times less that the United States on defense, including research and development. “Nevertheless, we have produced weapons that bring the entire US missile defense system to nothing,” he said. “Today we have new means of penetrating air defense complexes that we can be proud of. Not a single missile defense system [in the Pentagon’s arsenal] will be able to withstand our missiles. Let Americans, if they want, throw money down the drain,” he said.

Source: sputniknews.com

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Russia Builds Gigantic Military Radar in Arctic, on Novaya Zemlya archipelago

RUSSIA Long-range radar capable of identifying aerial and sea targets hundreds of kilometers away will enter service on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Russian Arctic in 2017, Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported citing the Defense Ministry press service in Moscow. Overall, there will be six such radar installations operating in the region, the official added. Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Buklgakov, who visited the construction site, said that a runway capable of handling all types of combat aircraft was simultaneously being reconstructed nearby. Russia’s New 5th Gen Radar ‘Can See a Soldier’s Helmet’ During Combat The so-called “over the horizon” radar is a type of radar system, which is able to detect targets at very long ranges, typically hundreds and thousands of kilometers, beyond the radar horizon, which is the limit for ordinary radar. It is immune to stealth technology and uses a gigantic antenna array up to five kilometers long and five meters tall, to identify aerial targets 500 kilometers away and sea targets up to 400 kilometers away. During the 2014 drill Podsolnukh (Sunflower), the radar detected a quartet of low flying Sukhoi Su-24 bombers and transferred their coordinates to a missile cruiser, which “shot down” all the four “intruders.” The Podsolnukh’s elder brother – the over the horizon Volna radar has an effective range of 3,000 kilometers and is currently in service near the port city of Nakhodka in the Russian Far East.

Source: sputniknews.com

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Latest multi-purpose combat corvette by Russian Navy, project 20386 laid in Petersburg

Moscow.The latest multi-purpose combat corvette “daring” project 20386 for Russian Navy laid in Petersburg OJSC “Shipyard” Severnaya Verf “, reports” Interfax “with a ceremony on Friday. "This ship is a logical extension of 20380, it has become the pride of the Navy,” - said during the ceremony zamglavkoma naval armament, Vice Admiral Victor Bursuc. “New Corvette - multifunctional, it will solve the problem of protection of Russia’s national interests far beyond the near seas” - said, in turn, the adviser to the president of JSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation” Viktor Chirkov. Corvette Project 20386 will have the hull and superstructure, significantly reducing the radar signature. The ship will be equipped with modern anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons complexes, as well as anti-aircraft missile system, which allows to effectively perform air defense tasks. The crew will take a full cycle of training at the Joint Training Centre of the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg. The materials of the company states that the corvette “daring” to be handed over to the Navy in 2021. Appointment corvette - to fight in the near and far offshore areas, protect sea lanes and maritime objects of economic activity. Corvette will be able to carry on board the helicopter deck and unmanned aerial vehicles. The developer of the project was a joint-stock company “CMDB” Almaz “. The peculiarity of the project is to reduce the number of crew and increased cruising range. Displacement of 3 thousand 400 tons, length -. 109 m, width - 13 m, speed 30 knots, cruising range - 5 thousand nautical miles, the crew -. 80. "Severnaya Verf” - one of the largest shipbuilding companies in Russia, which was previously controlled by the United Industrial Corporation (OPK). OPK Shipbuilding assets were pledged for loans of the International Industrial Bank, declared bankrupt. In September 2012, JSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation” purchased at auction a 75% stake in the Shipyard for 12.448 billion rubles, consolidating under its control 96.78% of the shares “Severnaya Verf”.

Source: interfax.ru

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First Project 636.3 Submarine for Russian Pacific Fleet to be Laid Down in Fall 2017 The keel of the first Project 636.3 (NATO reporting name: Improved Kilo-class) diesel-electric submarine designed for the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet will be laid by the Admiralty Wharfs Shipyard in St. Petersburg next fall, Director General Alexander Buzakov has told journalists. "The keel laying will be next fall," he said after the St. Andrew’s flag had been hoisted over the Veliky Novgorod (Improved Kilo-class) submarine built for the Black Sea Fleet. "The Defense Ministry and Navy liked the results produced by the submarines during their trials and awarded a governmental order for a new series of Project 636 submarines for the Pacific Fleet to Admiralty Wharfs,"Buzakov added. The director general assured that the ships would be built and delivered on time. Admiralty Wharfs will build six Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarines for the Pacific Fleet. The deal was struck in the course of the Army 2016 forum held in the Moscow Region. The construction of the second series is due for completion in 2021. Source: navyrecogniation.com © Copyright 2016 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Smetlivy guard ship laid course to the Piraeus port to participate in events of the Year of Russia in Greece

Today, the Smetlivy guard ship of the Black Sea Fleet has left Sevastopol for the Piraeus port. The ship crew is taking part in events of the Year of Russia in Greece, which are held on October 31 – November 1 in Athens and Piraeus. Most of the events are devoted to the 165th anniversary since the birth of Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, who had devoted her life to development of Russia-Greece relations and spiritual rapprochement. Source: eng.mil.ru

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Russian military ask Putin to resume bombings of Aleppo

Russian military officials have asked President Vladimir Putin to resume air strikes against terrorists in the east of Aleppo, chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy said, RIA Novosti reports. "The killings of civilians have not stopped, militants have resumed active hostilities against government forces, and we appealed to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation requesting the resumption of air strikes on illegal armed groups in the east of Aleppo," the official said. On October 25, Rudskoy said that Russian and Syrian air forces would extend the moratorium on air strikes in Aleppo. According to him, terrorists have attacked the western part of the city 52 times in only three days of the humanitarian pause, killing 14 and wounding more than 50 people. The humanitarian pause continued in Aleppo on October 20-23, when local residents and militants were offered to leave the city. On October 21, Rudskoy said that terrorists had blocked and humanitarian corridors. UPDATE: Putin has refused to resume the bombings of Syria's Aleppo. His official spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that President Putin found it possible to continue the humanitarian pause in Aleppo. Source: pravdareport.com

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